NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18757, 10 January 1923, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

Last year’s timber export from Greymouth totalled 30,961.155 feet, or a decrease of 5,919,932 feet compared with 1921. Visit the Provincial Hotel bottle store, Dunedin. Best liquor, best prices, and best attention from Maurice Goughian.... By a benefaction! from the Carnegie trustees, .most of the elementary schools in Buckinghamshire have received consignments of books. Do not forget Apollinaris Water when making up your Christmas hamper. It always meets with decided approval.— Milne, Bremner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... During the holidays the tourist office at Nelson received inquiries from visitors as to the scenic attraction of the districts. Among the inquirers wore visitors from Canada and Europe. Ladies’ silk hose, in black and colours, exceptional value, 4s 6d pair. Gray and Sons, Milton.... The body of the late Mr Hugh Beetham was brought into Mastertcn on one of the wool wagons belonging to Brancepeth. The mine vehicle, drawn by horses, was used at the funeral in place of a hearse. Oat Meal Stout, Oat Malt Stout. A New Year treat. 18s per dozen, packed.—Crossnn’s.... • “Southlonders do not appreciate the fact that their province lies nearer the sun than does the South of England or Northern France,” said (ho Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, at Invercargill, ‘‘and that they enjoy a more equable and genial climate than either of those countries.” This month special value is offered in ladies’ hosiery, which comprises lisle, silk, and all wool cashmere. We have nil shades and you will find the prices right. East colour black hose, fine quality, 2s lid pair A. F Chevne nnd Co., Mosgiel. “All that glitters is not gold” (observes the Wnirara.pa Daily Times). An illustration of this trite saying is in the fact that the high price of lOd per pound offered to farmers for fat lambs is discounted to a considerable extent by the heavy rejection percentage —in many eases over 50 per cent. Coffee' connoisseurs! We still have some Blue Mountain Jamaica, 3s 6d per lb. the finest coffee grown on earth. —“ Durie’s,” coffee specialists, 52 Octagon, Dunedin.... Waiau anglers have been meeting with fairly good luck at, their favourite pastime during' tho holidays (reports the Southland Nows), although no really big baskets are to bo recorded. The majority of the fish caught continue to be landed on tho Papatotara side of tho river. Pigs. Pigs, Pigs. Wo are cash buyers of baconors and porkers. Send your pigs to Barton and Trengrovo, Dunedin. .. Sixteen windows were broken in the school building at Now Brighton on Thursday (reports a Christchmch exchange). Tho damage amounts to about £4. Two boys will be charged with the offence. The finest mineral water on the market, nnd especially needed at Christmas time, is Apollinaris Water.... Something in the nature of a bread famine occurred in Wanganui and Oasllocliff (says tho Herald). Owing to the abnormal domand after the holid'ays, the bakers’ delivery carts could not supply the needs of all customers. The grocers at Wanganui did lavish business in selling biscuits. . Obanism (473). —During the world war the serious diminution in the distillation of whisky has affected tho quality.—Oban prewar standard draught is aged-in-the-wopd and is “ mild as a grazing 0x.”... On Friday morning about 3 o'clock another pronounced earthquake shock was felt in Greymouth (reports the Argus), and it awakened many people, There are many brands of jelly crystals on the market, but you can't afford to take risks. You must be sure of the ingredients. Buy Marshall’s} every jelly wrapped in paper first to keep dust 0ut...,